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•PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides options of five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) with two 16-bit ISA expansion slots, six PCI with one ISA, and six PCI with no ISA. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards. (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.)

•Multi-I/O:Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one paral- lel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.

•UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE con- troller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 and 4, and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, as well as Enhanced IDE devices, such asTape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/W, and LS-120 drives.

•Universal Retention Mechanism: Supports a Pentium® III / II processor pack- aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2/SECC) or a CeleronTM proces- sor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP).

•Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op- tional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card) or a similar ethernet card.

•Wake-On-Ring Connector: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI modem card which supports a WOR connector.

•IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface.

•Onboard LED: The onboard LED will light up when there is standby power to the PCI bus. This acts as a reminder to the user to turn OFF the power before plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard, periph- erals, and/or components.

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